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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you first tried no additive, dye free, high protein diet with lots of omega 3s, low/no sugar and minimal processed food, plus checked iron, ferritin, zinc, magnesium levels?
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Different poster (not OP).  It was hard enough to get my seriously emotionally dysregulated kid to sit down and eat anything, let alone a super-restrictive diet.  This is just unrealistic!  OP, try the meds--ignore the naysayers.  These are the same people who dismiss the need for anti-depressants, counseling just muscling it through depression with "clean eating" and willpower.  They are delusional and not worth your time.[/quote]

Interestingly, I am often anti-med on here. Of course it’s hard to tell what is happening, but there are posters who describe medicating for ADHD to just enhance their child’s performance or because they cannot tolerate any divergence from the norm. Even in the face of serious side effects. And then there are the people who push meds as necessary for any ADHD dx by screaming “your child will dieeeee if you don’t medicate!” As for SSRIs - I have taken them myself and know they have real side effects and are very hard to stop taking. So I do not take that lightly either.

But. These meds are appropriate for severely impacted kids, which OP’s child sounds to be. And it sounds like meds are inevitable for this child, so gettinf started now is not a bad idea. [/quote]

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